Profile: The capricious ways of Tony LaRussa landed Salas in the closer’s role for part of 2011, but the same waves that put him in, then took him out in favor of Jason Motte. It’s hard to pin down exactly what the Cardinals’ bullpen is going to look in terms of who will get the primary set up job, but however it shakes out, Salas is a good option for deep league players looking to steal a few strikeouts from a middle reliever. His fly ball rate is somewhat concerning at 52 percent, but he doesn’t give up many home runs and his WHIP and ERA are both well within usable ranges. For shallow leagues, Salas probably doesn’t have much value unless either Motte or Kyle McClellan gets hurt or completely loses the ability to find home plate. (Dan Wade)

The Quick Opinion: Salas is a decent option for those looking to grab strikeouts without worrying about picking up holds or saves at the same time. His ERA and WHIP won’t hurt owners much and he’s typically good for at least one strikeout every time he pitches.

Profile: Despite possessing below average velocity for a reliever, Salas has managed to post strong SwStk% marks, which have resulted in pretty respectable strikeout rates. That's because his fastball has actually been fantastic at generating swings and misses. This is likely due to his preference to pitch up in the zone, which leads to whiffs, but also lots of fly balls. It's a profile that makes one antsy when thrusted into a high-leverage situation, which means he's probably a bit back in the pecking order for saves should Huston Street get hurt. Because he appears third in line for saves at best, he's probably not worth rostering during your AL-Only draft or auction. However, if he does wiggle his way into the ninth, he should be able to do a decent job and hold onto the role. (Mike Podhorzer)

The Quick Opinion: Salas enjoyed the best skills of his career in 2014 with the Angels but with little shot at saves, is just another middle reliever with limited value. The 29-year-old righty is best left for deep AL-Only leaguers, and even then, just for holds and ratios.

Profile: With a career-high strikeout rate (the 11th-best strikeout minus walk rate among relievers with at least 60 innings pitched) and career-low walk rate on top of a career built on already solid marks, you couldn't be blamed for thinking that Salas might have had a great 2015. Relief pitching can be cruel, however, and Salas' strand rate was almost a full 10% under the league average; paired with a career-high home run per fly ball rate, those factors helped push his ERA almost a full run over his Fielding Independent Pitching stats. After agreeing to a new one-year $2.4 million contract with the Angels to avoid arbitration, Salas will assume his usual set-up role in 2016, hoping that his strand and home run rates return to something closer to his career averages. (Owen Watson)

The Quick Opinion: Following a strong 2014 campaign in the Angels bullpen, Salas actually improved his strikeout and walk rates in 2015. His strand rate let him down, however, as he posted the very worst stand rates among that same group of relievers. With a new one year contract in hand from the Angels for 2016, Salas makes for a great under the radar option for those in holds leagues.

Profile: Salas spent 2016 with the Angels and Mets. He struck out 21.8% of batters while walking 6.5%, and his ERA, FIP, and xFIP were all within 4% of league average. That's probably a good way to describe Salas, as a league average relief pitcher. While he garnered six saves in 2016, that was the result of injuries to Huston Street and Cameron Bedrosian. Now with the Mets, Salas is unlikely to find himself in a similar situation in 2017, where the two options ahead of him for saves both get injured. He could be an option for holds, and is worth monitoring in that regard. Consider him like you would any vanilla relief option on the fringes of rosterable. (Joe Douglas)

The Quick Opinion: Salas is a serviceable relief pitcher on an MLB 40-man but not nearly as serviceable on fantasy teams. He can likely be ignored in all but extremely deep leagues.